Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-05
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The News of the Day Pointedly Para
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IL No"o
graphsd for Hasty Readers.
ONE marriage license was issued yester-
day.
POLICE COURT. was a whitewash yester-
day morning.
Cry CLERK Bowers is hard at work
upon his annual report.
CHIEF DUNNING, of the Fire Depart
ment, offers two horses for sale.
THE Ragged Jack" combination at the
Grand Opera House matinee this afternoon.
THE Democratic City Executive Com
mittee will hold a meeting at the City Hall
this evening.
YESTERDAY morning was the coolest OF
the season. In some portions OF the city
the mercury went down to zero:
THE fire loss in Wheeling for the year
1885 amounted to but 81, 495. This comes
of a good department and good luck.
GOSPEL meetings for young men are held
at the Y. NJ. C.. A. building from S:45
o'clock to $3.50 each night this week. All
men are invited to attend.
BINA MCLAUGHLIN was yesterday de-
clared to be of unSound mind, by Justice
George Ankle, and papers for her admission
to the asylum will be sent on to Weston.
DICK MUHLEMAN, the popular barber
at the Western Union building, has re-
moved to Market, near Twenty-secOnd
street, where he will be pleased to see all
his old friends.
The Tin Soldier, of which we have
heard so much, said to be the funniest mu-
steal absurdity on the road, will be at the
Opera House Tuesday and Wednesday,
18th and 18th.
RAGGED JACK is drawing immense
audiences at the Grand Opera House. The
piece is good, the company is good, and all
who have attended are highly pleased with
the performance.
THE Democratic voters of the First,
Second, Fourth, Sixth, and Seventh
wards will meet tomorrow evening to sug-
gest candidates for Council and delegates
to the Convention.
NICHOLAS Roth, who was on Monday
reelected to the position of %janitOr of the
Court House building, is an efficient man
for the position in every particular. He
succeeded James Flynn who died several
years ago and has always given entire
satisfaction.
The funeral of the late Beverly NJ. Eoff
took place yesterday afternoon at 3O'clock
from the residence of his brother, Mr..
Alex .. Eoff, Main street, South Side.
The services were very solemn and impress
Sive and . large number of relatives and
friends were present. The interment was
private.
BERT SwARTZ, who was elected County
Librarian by the Board OF County Commits
Sioners on Monday, is the right man IN the
right place. He also occupies the position
of page in Part ii. of the Circuit Court, n
is popular and we'll liked by all with whom
he comes in contact. He will watch the
interests Of the county library and keep
things in ship shape.
MICHAEL MILLER, ofthe East End, was
last evening arrested by Constable LAUGH
lin, on a warrant sworn out by Maggie
| Mitchell, charging him With assault and
battery. Miller had q hearing before
! Justice George Ankle last evening and was
| fined S. and costs, and sent to Jail IN de-
fault Of payment.
NEWS comes from Wellsville, Ohio, that
Mrs. Allison Bunding, on Monday night, at
tempted to take her life by swallowing a
dose of poison, The deed was discovered
in time 10 save her life, but she is yet in a
critical condition. She gives as a reason
| for the rash act that her husband ill-treat-
ed her in a shameful manner. She is a
daughter Of Mr.. Frank Con.
AMAN who refused to reveal his name,
while walking along the c. & p. railroad
track in Bridgeport, yesterday afternoon,
fell in a fit and was carried into the office
of the LaBelle glass works where DR..
Cooke brought him around all right. The
man suffered from vertigo aud also had a
hemorrhage. When be recovered lac 70
fused to state his name, but said he was
from Waynesburg, Pa, and was on the
hunt Of work. He then continued on MS
journey.